Alexei Boy
How popular is Alexei?
#3,239 boy name in 2025
36 baby boys were named Alexei in the US in 2025, making it the 3239th most popular boy name.
Alexei popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,239 for boys (▼ 489 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 36 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-8% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,965 in 2015, #2,885 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2021 (51 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,083 in 2000 |
| First recorded | 1961 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 97% boys, 3% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Alexei counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Alexei family of names ranked #2,201 for boys in 2025 (#1,860 the year before), with 47 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Alexei | 36 | 77% |
| Aleksei | 11 | 23% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Alexei is most popular
Babies named Alexei per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (23 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (18 boys)
- Illinois: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)
Alexei by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24 | #2,310 |
| 1970s | 83 | #2,890 |
| 1980s | 74 | #3,281 |
| 1990s | 205 | #2,447 |
| 2000s | 378 | #2,083 |
| 2010s | 351 | #2,693 |
| 2020s | 254 | #2,551 |
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Questions
- Is Alexei a boy or girl name?
- Alexei is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 97% of babies named Alexei were boys.
- How popular is the name Alexei?
- 36 baby boys were named Alexei in the US in 2025, making it the 3239th most popular boy name.
- When was Alexei most popular?
- Alexei peaked in 2021, when 51 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,083 in 2000.
- How many people are named Alexei?
- 1,486 babies have been named Alexei in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,455 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.
- Where is Alexei most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Alexei was most common in Florida, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.